Vacancy for assistants in Economics

YOUR TASKS

For the position in ‘Banking and Finance’, candidates are preferably available immediately. Your duties are as follows:

• You devote a minimum of 50% of your assignment to scientific research in the context of preparing a PhD thesis.
• You provide assistance in the department's teaching either in the field of macroeconomics or in the field of ‘Banking and Finance’.
• You assist students with their bachelor's or master's thesis in the various programmes in which the department teaches.
• You contribute to the internal and external services of the department.

From the 7 vacant mandates (fellows), five of these mandates concern research in specific areas of the department:

• two mandates in ‘quantitative and empirical macroeconomics’;
• one in data science
• one in labour economics and welfare
• one in international economics.

Two of these mandates are more general in the research areas of the department: ‘Banking & Finance’, ‘Environmental Economics’, ‘International Economics, “Labour Economics and Welfare” or “Macroeconomics, Policy and Econometrics”. We encourage international students to apply for these mandates. Professors of the department also look at the pool of candidates for recruitment of researchers on their projects.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• You hold a degree of Master of Science in Economics, or a closely related field and belong to the top 20% of your class. The degree requirements need to be fulfilled at the start of your appointment.
• Candidates who will obtain their diploma in the academic year 2024-25 can also apply for these positions.
• An additional advanced or research master degree in economics is an advantage.
• Candidates who do not have a master's degree that was awarded in a country of the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland or the UK must also submit GRE test scores or GMAT scores (percentile ranking).
• For diplomas awarded outside the European Union, a certificate of equivalence (NARIC) must be submitted.
• You have a strong interest in scientific research with a view to obtaining a PhD.
• Teaching experience or participation in extra training, conferences, etc. is recommended.
• You have excellent didactic and communication skills.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• We offer you a two-year appointment, which may be renewed twice for two years, on condition that the previous term was given a positive evaluation. Attention: If you have been previously appointed as a junior assistant or doctoral fellow at a university within the Flemish Community, this appointment will be deducted from the maximum term of appointment, which is six years at the most according to the Codex of Higher Education
• Your appointment will start on 1 September 2025 at the earliest, except for the teaching and research assistant position in Banking and Finance, of which the appointment starts as soon as possible.
• Your remuneration will be determined according to salary scale AAP3. More information about our salary scales
• All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 36 days of paid leave, bicycle commuting reimbursement, ecocheques, etc. A complete overview of all our fringe benefits

INTERESTED?

Apply online through the e-recruitment system before the application deadline. We do not accept late applications or applications that are not sent through the online system.

Your application must include the following documents:

• The online completed information form summarizing key information about you as a candidate, mandatory to complete (Link).
• In the field ‘Cv’: your cv and an overview of the study results for the courses that you followed and for your master’s thesis (merged into one pdf file)
• In the field ‘Cover letter’: your application letter in pdf format
• In the field ‘Diploma’: a transcript of the required degree (if already in your possession)
• If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages
• In the field ‘Certificate of equivalence’: only for diplomas awarded outside the European Union a certificate of equivalence (NARIC) must be submitted (if already in your possession, if not, you need to be able to provide proof that you have applied for a certificate of equivalence at the start of your appointment). The certificate can be requested via www.naricvlaanderen.be/en. For diplomas awarded in the UK before January 31st of 2020, a certificate of equivalence is not required

Note that the maximum file size for each field is 10 MB.

As Ghent University maintains an equal opportunities and diversity policy, everyone is encouraged to apply for this position.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about this vacancy, please contact prof. dr. Koen Inghelbrecht (Koen.Inghelbrecht@UGent.be).

Do you have a question regarding the online application process? Please read the FAQ or contact us via selecties@ugent.be or +32 9 264 34 36